DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 09/16 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1000z - - 1332z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 81.1 - - 82.3 - - 74.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 194 - - 96 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1028 - - 4225 - - 4673 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 3550 - - 3457 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1917 - - 5114 - - 5562 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1811 - - 1077 - - 753 - - 3906 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 187 - - 388 - - 321 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 4 - - 16 - - 18 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 8 - - 4 - - 3 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 143 - - 120 - - 076 - - 086 Direction Wind Shear - - - 4 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - 1 - - -2 - - 7 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -3391 - - -2475 - - -1890 - - -3635 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 5308 - - 7590 - - 7452 - - 4573 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9442 - - -7668 - - -6610 - - -9136 ODpotential blCL - - - 11359 - - 12782 - - 12172 - - 10074 blCL maxRH - - - 80 - - 60 - - 79 - - 70 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 74.0 - - 81.1 - - 82.3 - - 74.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 54.3 - - 51.3 - - 53.1 - - 58.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 73.5 - - 79.9 - - 81.6 - - 76.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 53.5 - - 50.1 - - 52.1 - - 57.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 87 - - 194 - - 96 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1028 - - 4225 - - 4673 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 22 - - 0 - - 17 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 8 - - 8 - - 10 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98226 4 142 14 086 11 125 6 088 98226 90904 11 053 8 106 7 142 2 273 90904 85237 11 072 5 111 6 148 4 325 85237 80530 4 075 2 251 4 001 9 065 80530 76486 3 059 4 215 3 349 11 051 76486 72912 4 080 5 116 1 286 7 025 72912 69669 2 022 8 058 2 085 3 015 69669 66687 2 174 7 017 6 086 2 061 66687 63928 6 103 2 354 3 073 3 022 63928 61254 8 108 4 141 1 264 2 296 61254 58462 9 094 5 162 3 267 0 251 58462 55573 9 055 5 128 1 267 2 034 55573 52830 7 046 7 090 2 338 7 349 52830 50372 7 057 6 080 2 271 8 303 50372 48172 8 017 5 039 2 164 7 275 48172 46175 12 339 8 011 7 096 5 255 46175 44346 12 313 12 356 10 046 4 091 44346 42664 7 094 6 337 9 001 11 048 42664 41111 17 076 6 103 1 313 7 034 41111 39662 16 061 10 115 6 176 3 095 39662 38299 8 064 14 134 13 161 4 126 38299 36977 10 103 21 131 18 139 11 138 36977 35628 12 106 20 128 17 137 14 140 35628 34222 13 109 15 127 13 142 13 144 34222 32761 15 112 13 125 11 152 8 148 32761 31230 17 122 13 138 9 165 4 201 31230 29617 15 135 12 148 9 173 4 239 29617 27926 14 140 10 145 9 166 2 213 27926 26157 14 133 11 137 8 153 5 153 26157 24309 10 138 11 137 10 145 6 159 24309 22381 3 187 6 173 5 188 4 197 22381 20368 6 228 6 244 5 246 3 240 20368 18262 9 237 6 290 3 340 1 010 18262 16113 1 059 3 356 5 006 5 067 16113 14047 7 055 6 025 8 004 8 033 14047 12170 11 038 7 038 8 360 12 018 12170 10500 13 023 6 022 11 000 15 021 10500 9015 17 010 12 027 11 015 14 021 9015 7694 16 004 13 029 12 032 11 028 7694 6523 15 013 9 039 6*033 8 358 6523 5490 12 031 5*078 3*064 4 303 5490 4582 6 053 5*112 3 070 3 300 4582 3778 5 080 5 117 3 074 2 330 3778 3058 8 149 5 119 3 078 2 070 3058 2422 11*152 5 121 4 080 6 094 2422 1892 10*147 4 123 4 081 8 095 1892 1485 8 141 4 124 4 081 10 095 1485 1205 8 141 4 124 4 082 9 092 1205 1035 7 140 4 123 3 082 7*090 1035 938 6 141 3 124 3 082 5*086 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography